Reinforcing-roll for steam-radiator shields.



c. c. SHIPP." REINFORCING ROLL FOR STEAM RADIATOR SHiELDS .v

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30,1916.

1,218,707. I v Patented Mar. 13, 1917 mam sc. snrrr, or rnnranaronrs, instants.

REINFQRCING-ROLL FOE STEMI-BADIATOR SHIELD3.

aerator.

. x specification of Letters Patent. Patentjgqf M1 13, 1591*? I Application filed October 30, 1816. Serial No. 1ae,ec3.

7 E9 (115 whom it may c0n0em.f' v Be it known that I, CLARENCE C. SHIPP, a citizen of the ,United- States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and steam radiator shields which are formed of light gage sheet metal, as shown in my former U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,174,626, issued March 7 1916; the said reinforcing roll being adapted to strengthen and at the same time preserve the symmetry of the shields. in practice, however, it has been found durino' transit, in shipping shields to the places oi installation, that the reinforcthereby rendering thesection or sections of theshields with mutilated roll unfit for use,

which results'in considerable material and .monetary' loss. Moreover, the rolls when formed integral with the shield sections occupy considerable space during shipment, so that the number of shields ordinarily shipped in a" commercially regulated sized crate is considerably reduced.

The present invention relates to improvements in reinforcing rolls for steam radiator shields which are formed independently of the shields per 86; can be shipped independently' of the shields in an especially 1 prepared'crate, andican be easily placed in position on the shields at the place where the latter are installed. I

ihe object of the invention consists in the provision of a reinforcing roll for steam radiator shields which not only reinforces and strengthens the upper portion of the shield, butadds to the appearance of the shield ,by removing the bends that inherently occur in metal sheets of considerable area or length.

A further object of thesinvention consists in the provision of a removable reinforcing vroll-of the above character which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and which, adds to the general appearance of the shield.

trated in the accompanying drawings, formmg a part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the upper end of a. steam radial-.- tor shield,- showing my detachable reinforc mg roll in operative position. Fig. 2 isa fragmentary detail" cross sectional view,

showing the, free edge of the roll bearing against the raw edge of the shield, Fig. 3 1s a fragmentary detail-in plan view of the upper edge of a portion of the shield, show ing the irregular curves infthe raw edge of the'shield, the strip and roll being omitted.

'Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail perspective yiew of the strip and its reinforcing roll, in which the shieldis omitted.

Referringto the drawings, 10 and 11 represent two sections'which, when assembled, in-

close the sides and ends of the'steam radia-' ,tor (not shown) and form the shield'unit.

.ing rolls are frequently dented and crushed,

Members 10 anrhll are composed of thin sheet metal, and when fabricated "manadiator shield form a 'frail structure which is easily distorted under strains,- while the yieldable surface areas of the members assume irregular curves which mar that even and desirable symmetry a shield unit should present to the eye. To reinforce andpreserve the symmetry of the shield, by removing the irregular curves from the surfaces 'of members 10 and 11., I provide means comprising the metal strips. 1-2 havin' one edge turned into a reinforcing rol 14.

. Strips 12 are arranged to bear against the I accomplish the above objectsoi the in vention, and such others as may appear from a perusalof the. spemficatma and claims, by means of the 003%11101310311 illusinner sides and along the upper edges of members 10 and 11, and when placed into position the strips are depressed until the upper raw edges of memberslO and 11 are forced between the sides of strips 12 and the free yielding edges 13 of rolls 14, the resiliency of the rolls exerting aconstant pressure against the edges of said members. The cylindrical formation of the rolls 14 adds stability and rigidity to the shield structure, while the resilient free edges 13' of rolls 14 press the upper edges of members 10 and 11 tightly against the sides of strips 12, thus straightening the sides of said members. Hence, strips 12 and rolls 1'4 add through the straightening of the undulate surfaces of members 10 and 11 the general appearance of the shield unit is materially improved. Strips 12 are secured and held in proper position on members 10 and 11 by means of suitable bolts 1,5.

stability and rigidity to the shield unit, and

- ently of the members and 11;

. tegrally tages are obvlous,

From the above description, it wiii be observed that'strips 12 end rolls 14: nofii only impart all of the advantages to members 10 and 11 which are possible 370 obtain with informed rolls, bus efiitionei advannemely, first, the strips iridepenci can be time ob and rolls can-be msmrfaetureii shipped separately and. secureiy, viating possible damage to the roiis, second, the strips and rolls can beirianu factored from scrap material, a, resifiue vhieh obtains where'large sheets of met-ail are cut in the manufacture of the eiesses of articles to which members 10 end 11 reiete;

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination,with e steam radiator shield, of e shield. reinforcing meenseomprlsmg an indepenenfly formed strip of 511164 material smegma sheet ineieriei arrengeo 'aiofng the upper shield, of arshielri reinforcing means comp'rising an independently formed strip of sheet arranged along the upper edges of the shield e116! having its free portion roiied to form a reinforeiilg roll in which the sires resilient edge of the roll bears and exeifis pressure ageinsizthe edges of the shield, flied means for securing said reinforcing roll? in operative posiion on said shield.

In Witness whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand smci seal 51%; Indianapolis, Indiana, this 1'5 th oiey of Qetob'er, A. D. one thousand; nine hundreci and sixteen.

CLARENQE C. SHIPP. ['L. 24.] 

